Tongrube

Tongrube is a quarry in Alpenrod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate. Tongrube is situated nearby to the lake Salitos-See Alpenrod, as well as near the basin Rückhaltebecken.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gräbersberg and Gräbersberg Observation Tower.

Gräbersberg

Peak

Photo: Milseburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Gräbersberg, at 513.1 m above sea level, the highest point in the western Westerwald, a low mountain range in central Germany whose western region extends from the Nister river in the east to the Rhine in the west.

Gräbersberg Observation Tower

Scenic viewpoint

Gräbersberg Observation Tower

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Gräbersberg Observation Tower is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 1 km south of Tongrube.

Wied

Spring

Photo: Alex1011, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Wied is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, and a right tributary of the Rhine. The Wied is 103 km long. It flows mainly south-west, through the Westerwald hills. Wied is situated 3½ km south of Tongrube.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hirtscheid and Korb.

Hirtscheid

Village

Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hirtscheid is a village, which is situated 2½ km east of Tongrube.

Korb

Village

Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Korb is a village, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Tongrube.

Stangenrod (Unnau)

Village

Stangenrod (Unnau)

Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stangenrod (Unnau) is a village, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Tongrube.

Tongrube

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Alpenrod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.63383° or 50° 38′ 2″ north

Longitude

7.85594° or 7° 51′ 21″ east

Open location code

9F29JVM4+G9

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

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